Inequity is the result of math. The rich get richer. Without progressive income redistribution, increasing inequity is inevitable.

This is why game shows have bonus rounds, mooting the first 1/2, so that people continue watching.

Further, creation of the middle class is a deliberate, explicit policy decision. Not the natural outcome of Freedom Markets (tm). The USA has previously chosen to nurture a middle class on three separate occasions. We're overdue for a 4th restructuring, say by 20 years.

HackerNewsBooks.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.